As HHS hosts payers and medical associations in Washington, D.C., it will introduce a pledge July 29 to advance mental health and addiction care nationwide. Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, told Becker’s on July 27 that his company will be…
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Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center launched Vive Bien/Live Well, a healthy aging program to aid older adults in maintaining their health, independence and quality of life. The program, administered by UNM Health Sciences and funded by the…
Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Bethesda Hospital, part of Baptist Health, is discontinuing pediatric rehabilitation services at three locations beginning Aug. 21, according to a July 28 hospital notice. Pediatric rehab services are being discontinued at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach,…
Miami, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System named Marcos Mestre, MD, senior vice president, chief physician executive and chief clinical officer. Dr. Mestre will lead the system’s clinical enterprise, improve quality and clinical outcomes, support growth of its pediatric clinical institutes,…
Occupational therapy aides are seeing the greatest jump in employment and pay among 15 post-acute care positions. Becker’s examined Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 15 nursing home, rehabilitation and post-acute jobs. We collected 2024 and 2025 employment and pay…
Nurses enrolled in school or who held graduate degrees were more likely to leave their roles, according to a recent study — a paradox that some systems are reversing with their career programs. The national nurse turnover rate is 28.7%,…
In this episode, Dan LaVallee, Associate Vice President of Community Engagement at UPMC Health Plan, and Dr. Brandy Hershberger, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Academic Affairs at UPMC, discuss how innovative apprenticeship programs, workforce partnerships, and community engagement…
Few health systems have developed as many executive leaders as Cleveland Clinic. The answer to why, according to one of its most senior physician-executives, is less about culture than about a set of specific institutional practices that begin early in…
In this episode, Dr. Manish Sapra, System Vice President of Behavioral Health and Collaborative Service Lines for CommonSpirit Health, discusses strategies to expand access to behavioral healthcare, strengthen integrated care models, and address growing mental health needs through innovation and…
The expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits appears to be playing out positively for several insurers, while some of the nation’s largest hospital operators are absorbing a wave of newly uninsured patients who continue to seek care. The…